Peter Martin
Hotel booking sites actually make it hard to get cheap deals, but there’s a way around it
Booking a place to stay on holidays has become a reflex action. The first thing many of us do is open a...
Leading economists back federal government action to curb rising gas and electricity prices
Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly endorsed intervention to restrain gas and electricity prices, with only three of the 47 leading economists surveyed...
Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists
This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here. Investing...
‘It’s important not to over-react’: Australia’s top economists on how to fix high inflation
Australia’s top economists are divided about how to tackle ballooning inflation of 6.1 per cent that’s forecast to climb to a three-decade...
Sky-high mortgages, high inflation, possible recession. How The Conversation’s panel sees the year ahead
Homeowners will face mortgage rates near 5.5 per cent in a little over a year, according to a survey of 22 leading...
Australia already has a windfall profits tax on gas. But it’s not working
The really bizarre thing about calls for a UK-style windfall profits tax on gas is that Australia’s already got one. Gas prices...
Lifting the minimum wage is anything but reckless – it’s what low earners need
Stand by for something “reckless and dangerous”. That’s what former prime minister Scott Morrison said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would be if...
RBA should go easy on interest rates as inflation may be retreating and heavy hand risks recession
One of the stranger things about the Reserve Bank’s announcement of why it is lifting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points is...
Top economists care about climate change more than any other election issue
Offered a menu of issues to choose from as the most important in the May 21 election, Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly...
Cut emissions, not petrol tax; support child care, not beer. What economists want from the budget
Overwhelmingly, Australia’s top economists would rather the budget funds measures to cut carbon emissions than cut income tax or company tax. They...